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Writing Backwards Doesn’t Work
I did get the last scene of chapter 24 written, but the problem with going backwards showed up in chapter 22: There’s a fight in 22.5 and I can’t figure out who levels. The multipart chapter used to be 27. I’ve been updating the character sheet spreadsheets as I work forward from chapter 13 (previously…
Balancing Chapters
Does chapter length consistency even matter? Book one, which is tentatively “done”, has an average chapter length of 5,269 words. It’s twelve chapters. The shortest is 866 (chapter 11, much to my surprise). The longest is 8,728. I think the shortest, being an order-of-magnitude smaller than the longest, needs additional content. Book two, which is…
I Had To Outline It
This is the “outline” of the final chapter of “do I destroy the Earth or not?” Tom pushed both his regret and his resolve through the pack bond. Howls resounded across the surface screaming victory. A moment of silence followed, as if the planet were holding its breath. The wolves fell as Tom pulled. Bonus…
